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- NET: FTTH, OPNsense, 10G backbone, GWN APs, ipPBX
- SRV: 12 RU HA server cluster, 0.1 PB storage on premise
- IoT: thread, zigbee, tasmota, BidCoS, LoRa, WX suite, IR
- 3D: two 3D printers, 3D scanner, CNC router, laser cutter
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ianganderton:
Silvrav:
How deep does the rabbit hole goes....
Very good advise on here so far, so only 2c I can add is that try and stick with one brand per protocol, especially when using HA. HA can get overwhelmed quickly if you are not running it on a decent enough system and more brands also means more integrations that you need to run and try and talk to each other.
Aquara is pretty reliable and I run a few of their sensor through a conbeeII stick and Deconz integrations.
I have about 80 devices now running through HA, including car battery monitors, my dishwasher etc xD
Note on local/cloud - Alexa can not do local voice recognition without a hub and even then requires the cloud to talk to HA - get at least one google device as this can be set up locally.
Also looking at getting a dedicated tablet mounted somewhere in the house for family control - my wife doesnt like the voice control so much, so prefers buttons still.
My current projects include power and water consumption monitoring and cameras.
On presence detection, as timmmay mentioned, per room presence detection is not ideal - I did away with it as it caused more issues then anything else and there was no real benifit. I currently only use rules and automation for geo locations - ie if I am away from home but the wife is at home, everything remains, if we are both away then certain sensors get disabled/enabled (door/window sensors, etc.).
A good one is an automation that will tell you if the inside of your house is hotter then the outside, so instead of turning the AC on, it will prompt me to open windows.
There is so much you can do! this is only the start ;)
I think I'm going to be referring back to this thread for a while. Lots of details that feel like they will make a difference.
Love the outside inside comparison, thats smart
Some inspiration for you - this is my kitchen tablet - note text to speach for echos work in HA so you can basically make alexa say anything with automations
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What a great thread! I've just read through it and picked up a lot of great info. I fell down the rabbit hole around six months ago. It all started when I looked into controlling my garage door remotely. I picked up a Shelly 1 and a reed switch. Installing home assistant felt like the logical next step. I've now integrated around 40 devices.
A few of my favorites:
Shelly dimmers, 2.5's and 1PMs. They've been great once I pulled them into HA.
Remote monitoring of my 3d printer via Octopi intergration
BBQ probe temperature notifications, including voice announcements (not popular with the Mrs)
Our Paradox alarm system previously had no remote access. An ESP32 and a really reliable integration called PAI has given us full control and monitoring, and the ability to use our hard wired motion sensors in other automations.
I've just started down the ZigBee route. I've got a Sonoff 3.0 coordinator, and a couple Aqara sensors . The next project is to integrate the lock state of all our sliding doors, by installing microswitches in the door jambs, which are hard wired into some Aqara door sensors that I'll hide in the wall cavities. I've also got a ZigBee blind motor on the way that I'm going to have a play with.
I'd recommend installing mushroom cards via HACS. It's made modifying my dashboard a fair bit easier. I've got no coding experience, so figuring YAML out has been slow. I really need to sit down and learn it properly.
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